Flat-iron rest.



J. J. HAYNES.

FLAT IRON REST.

APPLICAHON FILED MAR. 28. I9I8.

Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

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JAMES J. HAYNns, ononnsrnur: MOUND, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNQR or ONE-HALF T E. H. KNIGHT, or CHESTNUT MOUND, TENNESSEE,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

1,285,158. Patented Natale, 1918,

Application filed March 28, 1 918. Serial No. 225,265.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Janine l HAYNES, a citizen of the United States, residing Chestnut Mound, in the county of Smith,

of siniilar and coiiipleniental end brackets 3 which have an angular formation, each of the end brackets comprising a vertical arm 3 and a horizontal arm 3 The upper ex- 5 State of Tennessee, have invented a new and tremities of the Vertical arms 3 are returned 0 useful Flat-Iron Rest; and I do hereby derearwardly to provide hook members 4 clare the following to be a full, clear, and which fit over the edge of the front 1 of the exact description of the invention, such as grate, thereby supporting the brackets in will enable others skilled in the art to which position with the vertical arms 3 thereof 10 it appertains to make and use the same. bearing against the front of the grate, while 65 The present invention relates to a fiat iron the horizontal arms 3* thereof project outheating attachment for open grates, and has wardly from the grate. These arms 3 supfor its object to provide a device of this port the platform which consists of a series character which embodies novel features of of spaced horizontal bars 5. The ends of construction whereby the fire in an open these bars are rigidly secured in any suitgrate can be utilized for heating flat irons able manner to the horizontal arms 3* of or the like, thereby avoiding the necessity the end brackets, and the bars provide the of starting a separate fire for the purpose of platform upon which the irons 6 are placed ironing, and resulting in a saving of fuel. for the purpose of heating the same. Each Further objects of the invention are to of the angular end brackets is provided with 7 provide a device of this character which can a diagonal brace 7, the lower end of the be readily fitted upon any open grate withbrace being hooked around the extremity of out necessitating any alterations or changes the horizontal arm 3 of the bracket, as inin the construction thereof, which will supdicated at 7, while the upper end thereof port the flat irons in such a manner that is bent around the supporting hook 4 at the 80 they will be effectively heated by the fire in upper end of the bracket, as indicated at 7*. the grate, and which will not interfere with The supporting hook f is thus really formed the usual heat and comfort to be derived of two thicknesses of material, and this is from the open grate. an advantage, since the supporting hook is Vith these and other objects in view, the subjected directly to the heat of the fire 85 invention consists in certain novel combinawithin the open grate and mi ht otherwise tions and arrangements of the parts as will burn out in a comparatively short period more fully'appear as the description proof time. These diagonal braces 7 reinforce ceeds, the novel features thereof being pointthe end brackets so that a rigid construction ed out in the appended claim. is obtained, and it will be understood that 0 For a full understanding of the invention, the device can be readily applied to an open reference is to be had to the following degrate by fitting the supporting hooks at over scription and accompanying drawings, in the upper edge of the grate front 1. The which heat from the fire in the open grate will then 40 Figure l isa, perspective view of a flat radiate from the openings 2 of the grate iron heating attachment constructed in acfront and heat any fiat irons or like memcordance with the invention, showing the here which may be placed upon the bars 5. same as applied to an open grate. The attachment can be used in rural or vil Fig. 2 is an enlarged end view of the fiat la ge homes where coal is used as fuel in 45 iron heating attachment. an open grate, and will result in a great Corresponding and like parts are referred saving of fuel by eliminating the necessity to in the following description and indicated of building an extra fire for ironing purin all the views of the drawings by the same poses. I reference characters. Having thus described the invention, What 50' For the purpose of illustration the flat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letiron heating attachment is shown as applied ters Patent, is 2- to an open grate A, which may be of any The herein described flat iron heating atconventional construction, being formed tachment for open grates, including a pair with the usual front 1 which has open spaces of angular end brackets each formed with a 2 therein. The attachment includes a pair vertical arm and a horizontal arm, the verarms While the npper ends thereof arehooked and extended around the hooked upper ends 01: the vertical arms to fit over the 10 same and provide a donble thickness, thereby reinforcing the supporting hooks and en abling them to resist the action of the fire.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES J. HAYNES).

Witnesses JAMEs HUNTER, WM. A. BLAIR.

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